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In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has removed restrictions on campaign spending. It opens a new wave of spending in the midterm elections after voting to remove restrictions on how much political parties may spend on candidates, potentially altering the dynamic of November鈥檚 midterms and the 2028 presidential election. Democrats were quick to criticise the judgement as a win for 鈥渂illionaire donors and special interests鈥� as figures show Republicans are massively outraising the Democrat Party. How will the ruling affect the future of US political campaigns?

While Donald Trump celebrated the ruling as a 鈥楤IG WIN鈥� for Republicans, he was less pleased with another of the Court鈥檚 rulings which struck down his attempt to end birthright citizenship. The ruling is a major blow to the president鈥檚 immigration agenda, but attention has already turned to next steps. Trump wants to see Republicans push forward a new bill in Congress, but members of his party are split on how to proceed.

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